Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN _Water Rats_ "No bet, no bet!" Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement. "I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick. He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help. We're land planes, not seaplanes.
Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “CHAPTER SIXTEEN _Water Rats_ "No bet, no bet!"”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.”
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.”
plural of “plane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “We're land planes, not seaplanes.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “"I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.”
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “CHAPTER SIXTEEN _Water Rats_ "No bet, no bet!"”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “"I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.
for the reason that
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading CHAPTER SIXTEEN _Water Rats_ "No bet, no bet!"
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER SIXTEEN _Water Rats_ "No bet, no bet!"
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.
the act of departing
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading We're land planes, not seaplanes.
not any; not one
From this reading CHAPTER SIXTEEN _Water Rats_ "No bet, no bet!"
not one, and not any
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We're land planes, not seaplanes.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
plural of “plane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading We're land planes, not seaplanes.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading "I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading CHAPTER SIXTEEN _Water Rats_ "No bet, no bet!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're land planes, not seaplanes.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading CHAPTER SIXTEEN _Water Rats_ "No bet, no bet!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "I think, too, that bird is pulling a trick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave cried, and clenched and unclenched his free fist in his excitement.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading CHAPTER SIXTEEN _Water Rats_ "No bet, no bet!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're land planes, not seaplanes.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He's going down, and he knows that none of us will follow him down, because there's nothing we could do to help.
Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 413 sentences of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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